Storm · Denver metro

The hail of Aug 19, 2021

Hail of 1″ and up crossed 9,747 roofs in Denver metro on Aug 19, 2021. Of the 4,976 in offices whose permits we read, 748 have a roofing permit since and 4,228 have none, counted through Aug 19, 2022.

The hail

Bands
1″ and up: 9,747 roofs · 1.5″ and up: 378 roofs
Confirmed
Sep 18, 2021, when its roofing permits passed the share that storms with no real damage reach.

Where it fell

Shaded bands: where the hail fell, darker for bigger stones. Drawn from the map of Nov 2, 2026.

Permit pace

Against storms its size at the same age: 2.5×

The most roofs permitted in one week: 64, in week 6.

Roofs permitted each week since the storm
WeekRoofs permitted
13
28
335
449
551
664
743
846
937
1040
1135
1234
1327
148
1511
1623
1713
186
193
204
214
223
234
244
258
263
273
289
296
305
316
327
337
348
356
3612
377
3810
397
407
417
428
436
447
455
462
473
485
498
506
5115
529
531

What was read

Offices
Adams County, Arvada, Douglas County (unincorporated), Parker, Westminster
Counties
Adams, Douglas, Jefferson
Window
Permits issued from Aug 19, 2021 through Aug 19, 2022. The storm has had its year, so these counts no longer change.
Left out
4,771 roofs under the hail sit where we do not read a permit on file, so they are in no count but the first.
Source
Read from the cities' own permit records. No owner, address or roofing firm is shown here.

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